W VOL. VI. NO. 4. t I MTAHI I f I'M. » PORTLAND, MAIXK, JUNE 1906. KNTRKKD A* HKdND I THUBSDAY, 28, ILW MAIL MATT KB. ) PRICE FIVE CENTS. CROWNINSHIELD BOATS SPAR BUOY: House TOOK THE LEAD. House Merriconeag GOOGINS LEDGES WILL BE UN- .'Merriconeag MARKED NO- PORTLAND YACHT CLUB HAD LONGER. South Me. SMART CRUISE LAST WEEK. >South Me.' Harpswell, Red Buoy, No. 2^ G, to be Placeff Harps well. • Today. CEO. W. CAMPBELL, Jr., GEO. W. CAMPBELL, Encountered on Second Prop. Jr.. Prop. Fog Day. A re<! sp?r buoy. No* 2G, will The sons of the sea and the hum plated on t'.ooglys Ledges off^Wolfs of taut rigging again, has cast its Seek, South Freeport. today by order % spell over the various members of of Commander F.^A-VTllner, U.S. N., the Portland Yacht Club, and until Inspector of the'V'irSt Light-House both these sounds were flattened by District. These ledges are the ones the fog on Friday the Jollyjrachtsmen on which the yacht Coronet struck enjoyed the most succe>sr* of their twe weeks ago last 9rflurday. and annual cruises, having wrv< has been on which she lay for such a lojjg considered most remarki?»A one fair time. They have never bten marked' " before and and fine day out of the j days though a careful pilot of« usually taken on the cruise ■ the bay could have avoided them easily, it is Thursday afternoon the t; >et left entirely possible the Cor- onet were Portland and made a fast ivn '*» people so absorbed in their religious devotk 's that short Pott's Harbor, South Harpsweli Ji nothing of rt could have boat leaving a foaming wake 1 buoy brought their to disaster to the sail pressure possible was proximity their atten- given. tion. The honors and first day pennants In addition to this went to the Crowninshield knocka- buoy which will be placed on Ooogins, the bouts, the Burgomaster, owned by Light House inspector has a new Bob and Charlie Chapman and the promised buoy in place of the red Bobs, owned by E. A. who spar on Randall, Bowman's Island took first and second. The Thalia, ledge and a can buoy in place of the black on owned and sailed by Belcher Waugh, spar finished a Freeport u|>eer ledge. These will be close third and got the p|j>'-«jd third pennant. At South today -probably and hereafter Harpsweli will' be down night Commodore put each year in June Thursday Bray was anil taken tendered a up in October. The reefs rousing reception on will be marked board the flagship Maitland. during the winter by Friday spar buoys as at the anchors were no more than present. tripped when a creep'r.g fog shut out all the You can take or steamer to scenery and cut off most of a\>oat any part of (fasco the SUCCESSFUL » Bay pleasure wi«.t it. A good breeze 6RADUATI0N. in front of The was rising r«- < though the Burgomas- frc£\ Merriconeag. BAILEY'S ISLAND ter, C»^ mJ. A. Randall, and the PUPILS HELD Open June to October. yaw^ uliger, Capt. Merrill, returned CLOSING EXERCISES FRIDAY on, .me of Modern one them putting in at Mack- EVENING LAST. Thoroughly and of the Popular Resorts of erel Cove, Bailey Island, and others Maine. room has a clear to Portland, the rest ot the fleet Every view of the ocean. Private kept Church Crowded with an running to Cundy's Harbor. Five of Appreciative boat and the Audience landing float, bathing beach and rooms SCENES AT THE MERRICONEAG'S SUPERB LOCATION. sturdiest kept on to Winnegance dressing Bay, headed the at the foot of the lawn. by Clique, with Vic« iX'spite the warring of the element* Diping room seats 100. At Commodore R. K. on last the Merriconeag are seen the must entrancing views of the Bay, the Dyer board, and Friday evening, the first class most vivid early ever of sunsets, the finest yachts in Casco Here are wafted Saturday these yachts put out graduated from the Is- Plenty Amusemen~vand Recreation. Bay. the in a stiff Bailey gentlest breezes and are blow and a land (irammar Rates, here the most even and comfort-giving tempera- rough chop sea school, held its exer- tures. Surf making for Lookout cised Room Plans, on and rocks on one side—bathing beach and boats on the other. Point, Harpswell before an audience that taxed Application. Floor Plans Centre. Those Union Booklet^etc. and Rates on application to George \V. Jr., South arriving there were church to its utmost capacity. Campbell, the Th<- Harpswell, Me. Maitland, Clique. Gwendolyn, class was a small but its GEORGE W. Jr. Nokomis. one^ CAMPBELL, Libby 11, Philia, Bonny lack in* numbers seems to have been Doon, Narcissus. Bobs and Geo. F. compensated as students, it being an South Maine. Wfsl'n J" ;' t Harpswell, Vhllon»oT>r;. high ranking cl*ss a / * -*■ » The for the Jtnr prizes best runs have nrsc one to receive a deed 01 been privilege awarded as follows: from the school. First day's run. Portland to Potts The stage was prettily decorated The Store with harbor—Burgomaster, first; Bobs, with collossal ferns whose graceful Big Small Profits second; Philia, third. fronds made a most attractive front- Second day's run, Potts age. the harbor to On wall, in front, was a Winnegance—Clique, first; R., draping of stars and second. Libby stripes, bearing the class motto "Each Third duty fulfill," day's run, Winnegance to while circling the was a Loolonit ceiling rop- harbor—Gwendolyn. first; ing of ferns. The only flowers used Clique, second; were of Libby R.. third. bridal wreath, thus holding REFRIGERATORS The fleet returned to Portland Sun* good the class colors of IRA P. and green and CLARIi Monday. white. Streamers & of (0. N crepe paper in the same duo properties of light formed a sort of canopy HWBIC0NEA6 HOUSE which, in combination with o\erhifM0the *Tv- $1.00 eral ferns Down, large about the church, NUMBER OF QUESTS INCREAS made a "gracefully drooping' embel- One Price ING REMARKABLY FOR JUNE. lishment. Cash. The class seats at of occupied left Spot Brief the while seated thereon was Note* of the House. stage, Rev. S. F. Smith, pastor of the church $1.00 With the opening of this week Frost P. Bailey, superintendent o" Weekly. there were about twenty two schools; Chas. M. peo- Clary, member .f are we a ple enrolled at the school such of Merriconeag board; Miss l^ois C. .lor. s, Why getting large percentage Cas- House and more arriving every day. co This is (Continued on business? Because we our Clothiers, Hatters, a remarkable record for the Page 2.) Bay please patrons and they third and # fourth weeks of June and come promises tell others to come. in crowded conditions at again—and they Drop any the hotel even earlier HARPSWELL than ever this REPUBLICANS. time and our year. five floors of the newest and neatest Col. Campbell's office is a inspect busy Mail HELD CAUCUS AT TOWN Furnishers, place. piles up daily and HOUSE things in home furniture. We're telephone calls, telegrams and per- FRIDAY AFTERNOON. always glad, you know, sonal visits each add their quota of to show the whether to a room engagements. goods you prove Ije or Delegates Elected for the Several buyer Mr. and Mrs. not. "Lookers are Three Floors, 26and 28 Thomas Smith of Conventions. today buyers tomorrow." MonuraentSq. Philadelphia, Pa., arrived Thurs- ^ ^ afternoon day last and will be *11 Into Friday last abo!^-*rentjr- the hci^H. fl\e followers of the G. P. of summer probably. Is not O. this town their first visit to the b< assembled at the town house at the call of chairman John E. Os- Mr. and Mrs. Karl H. of Bradford •*.Hew?ll born of the town commit- Tolman, Furniture Brooklyn. N. are Republican Co., Y., spending a tee to week choose delegates to State, R. here, having arrived on S. DAVIS 17 and 17 1-2 Preble St. their district and honeymoon last county conventions. The CO., trip Wednesday. caucus was called to order at 2 p. m., Dealers in • Mr. and Mrs. Charles COMPLETE P. Sherman, b/ Chairman John K. Osbom. L* S. HOMEFURNISHERS, of (jermantown. took rooms New and Second-Hand Furniture, Antique Cooda of all Pa., at Randall wan elected chairman of the the house for a klnda and aold. Also Friday short time, caucus while John A. Curtis was Cor. and bought Auctioneera and Appraiaera. after which Exchange Federal Sts. they will occupy their selected for secretary. The following new at cottage Ash Point, which Is delegates were elected to the State expected to be ready next Mon- convention which wan day. held In Fort- land yesterday. L. S. Rs.ndall, Wal- Carlos H. Stone, D.D., of Cornwall ter D. Crafts and E. O. IMnkham, on the Hudson, N. Y-, with Mrs. IHstrlct convention, which is being Stone and her mother, Mrs. M. F. held In Portland today, the fol- Souvenir Post Cards. Bristol, and the family including Car- lowing were selected: John E. los B.. William H., Dorothy and Dud- Osborn, Frost P. Bailey and I^em- noon hour the <>nfiyt «e| COMMERCIAL ley arrived at the hotel Saturday af- Ihmning. County convention. TRAVELERS, take of one ternoon coming by the Charles F. Visitors to the Casco Resorts auxiliary boat Brown, l/ewls P. Alexan- Cuohlng* clam hniro Bay der and ANNUAL FIELD DAY AT from the faniyjg Gladys, Capt.